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Boston Scientific hit with pelvic mesh class action
Medical device giant Boston Scientific faces a class action on behalf of women who allege they suffered debilitating injuries from the company's pelvic mesh products.
Clough Limited can’t claim $15M in taxes from cancellation of employee entitlements, court rules
Construction company Clough Limited cannot claim over $15 million paid to employees for cancellation of their shares and options as a tax deduction, with a judge dismissing the Perth-based company’s appeal of a decision from the Commissioner of Taxation.
Group members to get more than half of $37.75M Estia class action settlement
More than half of the $37.75 million settlement reached in a shareholder class action against aged care provider Estia Health will be left for distribution to group members if the settlement is approved at an upcoming hearing.
Partner in age discrimination suit says Deloitte acting like he’s out the door
A partner who hit Deloitte with a $3.8 million age discrimination lawsuit says the accounting giant has been treating him as an "inactive partner" who is on the verge of retiring, including by failing to conduct a performance assessment for the 2021 financial year.
CBA broker subsidiaries admit ‘systemic compliance failures’ as ASIC launches new case
ASIC has launched court action against two Commonwealth Bank of Australia subsidiaries that have admitted multiple "systemic compliance failures", including the overcharging of more than $4.3 million in brokerage fees.
Startup litigation funder CASL grows ranks with raid on rival funder
Less than four months after its establishment, litigation funder CASL has hired four investment managers from Litigation Lending Services, in a move that may dramatically shrink the rival funder.f
Pelvic mesh maker Astora may make admissions in class action in light of J&J case
Pelvic mesh device maker Astora Women's Health is weighing whether to make admissions in a class action over allegedly defective products in light of a similar, high profile class action brought against Johnson & Johnson unit Ethicon over the devices.
National law firm sued by sacked ANZ trader, accused of withholding client file
A sacked ANZ trader who alleges he was fired after making complaints about rate-rigging at the bank has sued his former law firm for allegedly withholding documents needed to amend his case against the big four bank.
$440M settlement reached in Queensland floods class action
The State of Queensland and subcontractor Sunwater have agreed to pay $440 million to settle part of a class action over the 2011 floods in Queensland that destroyed 2,000  homes in the state.
Potential class action to target Morrison government over white spot disease outbreak
The federal government may be hit with a class action over biosecurity breaches that allegedly led to the 2016 outbreak of white spot disease in South-East Queensland that decimated the region's commercial prawn industry.